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You might think you don’t know Lia, but she’s the one who slides into your DMs for @HQforLibraries! She’s the one with the gifs! – Now that that’s out of the way, here’s what she’s been loving lately. Maybe you two have something in common. Ruby Red Rose Wine: It’s grapefruit and pink wine. You can drink it while watching the Matthew-McFadyen-in-the-rain Pride and Prejudice alone and still be cosmopolitan OR drink it alone (read more…)

Ambitious Ursula and libertine Jay are hardly an ideal pair – good thing their engagement is fake! But in Felicia Grossman’s historical romance debut, Appetites & Vices [Carina Press, February 2019] when playing pretend gets too personal, all bets are off. “Debut author Grossman doesn’t shy away from tough topics—detailing anti-Semitic prejudices of Early American high society as well as drug addiction without overshadowing the romance and humor at the center of the relationship (read more…)

When 12-year-old Maddie vanishes from her bedroom one night, her seemingly perfect family is thrown into chaos. Mofina, a former crime reporter and award-winning thriller author, pulls no punches in his newest thriller, Missing Daughter [MIRA, February 2019], and people are taking notice. “Well-developed characters and an intense pace add to this gripping novel. This latest from a gifted storyteller should not be missing from your reading pile.”— Library Journal, starred (read more…)

Once bitten, twice starred (that’s the saying, right?) … Mallory O’Meara’s incredible part-biography-part-autobiography-part-detective-story The Lady from the Black Lagoon [March 2019, Hanover Square] about Milicent Patrick has garnered even more critical acclaim, this time with a starred review from Booklist: “There’s never a dull moment in this beautiful, heartfelt tribute to a pioneering special-effects designer and animator and passionate call for change in the industry that forgot her.” –Booklist, starred review The Lady from (read more…)

Annie Ward’s Beautiful Bad [Park Row Books, March 2019] isn’t just a psychological thriller of global proportions… it’s now a STARRED psychological thriller of global proportions! Starting with a mysterious and desperate 911 call, Ward takes her readers for a ride from pre-9/11 Bulgaria to today’s small-town Kansas through the eyes of a twisted love triangle with deadly consequences… “Ward takes her time revealing what tragedy transpired in the present, (read more…)